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Might have a go at _WinAPI_SetWindowPos and HWND_BOTTOM flag.

Or set it as a child to the desktop.

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Perhaps you need to explain what you mean by background?

If you just want your GUI to not be minimized, just remove that and don't set the TOPMOST flag.

That way, it will always be there until closed ... like a background ... though other things may appear behind it if active first.

What you are probably talking about is Window order.

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make sure you make use of swp_nozorder too

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No luck yet - I'm using the example from help file:

#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
#include <WinAPI.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

Example()

Func Example()
    Local $hWnd = WinGetHandle("[CLASS:Notepad]")

    If @error Then
        MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", "Notepad window not found.")
        Return False
    EndIf

    Local $iStyle = _WinAPI_GetWindowLong($hWnd, $GWL_STYLE)

    $iStyle = BitXOR($iStyle, $WS_MAXIMIZEBOX, $WS_MINIMIZEBOX, $WS_SIZEBOX)

    _WinAPI_SetWindowLong($hWnd, $GWL_STYLE, $iStyle)

    _WinAPI_SetWindowPos($hWnd, $HWND_BOTTOM, 0, 0, 0, 0, BitOR($SWP_FRAMECHANGED, $SWP_NOZORDER, $SWP_NOMOVE, $SWP_NOSIZE))
EndFunc   ;==>Example

The window title boxes are removed/added but - if Notepad window is positioned between other windows - it will not be put to "background" (~ last in window order).

What did I wrong?

Edited by supersonic
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Did you try the 2nd solution from SM in post #2 ?

#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
#include <WinAPI.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

Example()

Func Example()
    ; Assign a Local variable the handle of the NotePad window
    Local $hWnd = WinGetHandle("[CLASS:notepad]")

    ; If the window does not exists, display a message and return False.
    If @error Then
        MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", "Notepad window not found.")
        Return False
    EndIf

    ; Assign a Local variable the style of the Notepad window.
    Local $iStyle = _WinAPI_GetWindowLong($hWnd, $GWL_STYLE)

    ; Remove from the window style the MAXIMIZEBOX, MINIMIZEBOX and SIZEBOX styles.
    $iStyle = BitXOR($iStyle, $WS_MAXIMIZEBOX, $WS_MINIMIZEBOX, $WS_SIZEBOX)

    ; Set the style of the window.
    _WinAPI_SetWindowLong($hWnd, $GWL_STYLE, $iStyle)

   ; Attach window to the desktop (always on bottom)
   Local $hParent = WinGetHandle('[CLASS:Progman;TITLE:Program Manager]')
   _WinAPI_SetParent($hWnd, $hParent)

EndFunc   ;==>Example
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I should have mentioned that my script/GUI is part of a logoff script - my fault, sorry.

In this state there seems to be no "[CLASS:Progman;TITLE:Program Manager]".

Can a window be placed "behind" an other window by specifying window handles (= just change the "visible" order)?

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#include <WinAPI.au3>
#include <WinAPIProc.au3>
#include <WinAPISys.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

Global $ghNP = WinGetHandle("[CLASS:Notepad]")
WinActivate($ghNP)
Sleep(3000)
_WinSetZOrderPos($ghNP, Default, True, True, True)
ConsoleWrite(@error & @CRLF)

Func _WinSetZOrderPos($hWnd, $hWndAfter = 0, $bRemoveMaximize = 0, _
        $bRemoveMinimize = 0, $bRemoveSizeBox = 0)

    $hWndAfter = ((IsKeyword($hWnd) Or $hWndAfter < 1) ? 0 : $hWndAfter)

    Local $ahWnds
    If Not $hWndAfter Then
        $ahWnds = _WinAPI_EnumDesktopWindows(_WinAPI_GetThreadDesktop( _
            _WinAPI_GetCurrentThreadId()))
        If @error Or Not IsArray($ahWnds) Then
            Return SetError(1, 0, 0)
        EndIf
        If $ahWnds[0][0] > 1 Then
            $hWndAfter = $ahWnds[$ahWnds[0][0]][0]
        EndIf
    EndIf

    Local $iStyle
    If $bRemoveMaximize Or $bRemoveMinimize Or $bRemoveSizeBox Then
        $iStyle = _WinAPI_GetWindowLong($hWnd, $GWL_STYLE)
        If $bRemoveMaximize Then $iStyle = BitXOR($iStyle, $WS_MAXIMIZEBOX)
        If $bRemoveMinimize Then $iStyle = BitXOR($iStyle, $WS_MINIMIZEBOX)
        If $bRemoveSizeBox Then $iStyle = BitXOR($iStyle, $WS_SIZEBOX)
        _WinAPI_SetWindowLong($hWnd, $GWL_STYLE, $iStyle)
    EndIf

    Local $bRet = _WinAPI_SetWindowPos($hWnd, $hWndAfter, 0, 0, 0, 0, _
        BitOR($SWP_FRAMECHANGED, $SWP_NOSIZE, $SWP_NOMOVE, $SWP_NOACTIVATE))
    If @error Or Not $bRet Then
        Return SetError(2, 0, 0)
    EndIf

    Return $bRet
EndFunc

Edit:

Oops, left the remove tray icon variables in there, I didn't get to that part!

Edited by SmOke_N

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